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s 6'-yy f' D. ...J if Lfii .L7 'li ask e X Q I tv, L T I. AJR. 7 if 3 ' ! '1 A -- T he Hz'5f0r 0 mflmm i fz Selma! The history of Durham High School , starts with the history of Durham, for as soon as Durham became a chartered town in 1869, the enterprising citizens began to organize private schools. Soon the popula- tion became so large that the people became QM interested in starting a public school for 'maya those who could not afford to attend the few private schools already established. Since 1840 there had been in North Car- olina a type of public school system, then known as the common school, but it had not Hourished. ln the legislature ot 1881, Caleb 13. Green, one of the leading citizens at that time, introduced a hill which pro- vided for a tax on property for the estab- lishment and support of a graded school. Through the enterprising efforts of other interested citizens, especially W'illiam T. Blackwell, the bill was passed, but even when it was passed there was a hard fought contest in Durltam. However, the school was organized and opened on September 4, 1882, with E. NN. Kennedy as superintendent. The lloard of Education, composed of Eu- M E - T I H I gene Morehead, J. 13. VVhitaker, and Barthol- i R' LGUXL ' OREHEAD emew Fuller, rented for a school building a two story frame house known as VVright's Factory, and within a few weeks there was an enrollment of three hundred eight. ln addition to the superintendent, the teachers were Mrs. M. li. Mahoney, Charles D. Klclver, Price Thonias, Miss Lula Freeland, and Miss Bessie Fanning. The next year three new teachers were added and the school grew to include nine grades. For the next several years, the future of the school was uncertain. People became prej- udiced agafnst public education, but by the consistent efforts of Professor Kennedy and S. T. Tomlinson, who had been elected to the school board upon the death of Mr. Fuller, a bond issue was passed for the purpose of raising money to construct a real school building. Some of the tax payers fought against the school and through their legal proceeding in 1880 the Supreme Court declared the law that established the Durham graded school unconstitutional on the grounds of the race discrimination law that was passed at the same time. The bond money had to be returned and the school was left without funds. But Mr. Blackwell again came to the rescue, and through the philanthropic efforts of himself, Eugene Morehead, S. T. Tomlinson, li. J. Parrish, and R. F. VVelch the school was able to continue for the school year 1886-87. ln the election of 1887 the people voted in favor of public education and after a great deal of trouble and a lawsuit about the qualified voters, the public school was legally established. From this time steady progress has been made. ln the early school only the grammar grades were taught, but each year higher grades began to be added. About 1891 a new large PAGE 10